The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-01
PERSONAL.

PRINCE BISMARCK weigh ID himself lately and
found that his weight is the same as it was last
year-207 pounds.
SENATOR INGALLS, is the present lion of the
New York Hobbies, his clustering crown of sill
very hair and his piercing eyes" coming in for
especial admiration.
MRS OLE Bull denies the rlmor that she is to
be married the coming season. She has taken a
house in Boston and proposes to live quietly for
some years to come. She has not as yet thought
of casting aside her widows weeds.
EARL COMPTON, who lately died in England,
was the eldest son of the Marquis of Northamp-
tom he was 81, unmarried and heir to $780, 900
per annum. He was not a popular young man,
the BLACK Earl as he was nicknamed, conse
quent upon his being in an almost constant state
of maudlin inebriety.
FRANK PIERCE CLARK, son of Massena Clark,
of New Haven, a millionaire dealer in real
estate, has married Miss Lizzie Hughes, variety
actress. She is a New Haven girl, and her
father now lives in Fair Haven. She was en-
gagged for a leading role in the Arabian Nights
this season, but gave ii up to marry Mr.. Clark.
Miss ELLEN BARTON, principal of the Maine
State School for Deaf Nlutes, is almost idolized
by her unfortunate charges. Last week Hiss
Barton's mother died and their sympathetic
sorrow for her great bereavement almost turned
the school into an institution OF mourning. The
school is said to be the most advanced of its
class in the country.
JOHN c. Fremont is "A years old and is gath
ering materials for a history of his life TO be
written by himself and his wife. lie carries his
years with step springy and form as
straight as they we're when he carved path
way over the Rocky Mountains to the new FL
Dorado forty years ago. His snowy white hair
and whiskers are as neatly kept as were his
blonde locks in the days when he stole the heart
of pretty Jesse Benton in spite of her fathers
protest.
BEN BUTLER said to a Kansas City reporter
that anybody may become President, but il is
not so easy to to be acceptable as department
clerk. When was young man. continued
the General. Il was examined for appointment
as a department clerk and failed miserably,
though, though ! tried to bride the young
woman who distributed the list of questions to
questions was: What States and Territories
would you cross in going from New York to the
Pacific coastyN didn't know. so the answer
wrote was: None; would go round by Cape
Horn"
REV. j. f. KERsHAw, vicar of st. Johns Kid
derminster, Eng, recently had large mastif
dog given to him, and he has just had most
violent encounter with the animal. The dog
flew at DIR. Kershaw's housekeeper, his teeth
meeting in her arm Mr.. kershaw wrenched
the animals jaws apart and released her; but
the dog immediately turned on his master and
made for his chest. Mr. kershaw seized the
animal by the collar, and they fell together, Mr.
Kershaw Tightening the collar till he thought
the mastitf was exhausted The struggle be-
tween the two had lasted some minutes: but
directly the dog released il again flew at Mr..
kershaw. He was able 10 seize IL by the collar
again. and this time he flung IL against the wall,
fore the dog could follow. Ultimately II was
plCitied. Mr. KeiShaw escaped without ma
terial injury, but his housekeeper was badly
hurt.